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simplefilesjtprw6xymc.exe

SimpleFiles Installer

Technology Island, Inc.

This is the Via Advertising bundle installer which bundles applications with offers for additional 3rd party software, mostly unwanted adware, and may be installed with minimal consent. The application simplefilesjtprw6xymc.exe by Technology Island has been detected as adware by 1 anti-malware scanner with very strong indications that the file is a potential threat. The program is a setup application that uses the YourFile Downloader installer. It is set to automatically execute when any user logs into Windows (through the local user run registry setting) with the name ‘SimpleFiles Installer Starter’.
Publisher:
Technology Island, Inc.  (signed and verified)

Product:
SimpleFiles Installer

Version:
1.0.0.1

MD5:
417600479ec4829ad22796de44049f31

SHA-1:
dfafb45ddd9b78013be8280b360ece06fb7280ba

SHA-256:
ed1c55a02c082b5386f4c66bf1d7b0c4a63efa3b2c49debf878c100a5d93c7b2

Scanner detections:
1 / 68

Status:
Adware

Note:
Our current pool of anti-malware engines have not currently detected this file, however based on our own detection heuristics we feel that this file is unwanted.

Description:
This is also known as bundleware, or downloadware, which is an downloader designed to simply deliver ad-supported offers in the setup routine of an otherwise legitimate software.

Analysis date:
4/19/2024 8:11:43 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Startup.TechnologyIsland.V
14.7.29.12

File size:
3 MB (3,093,656 bytes)

Product version:
1.0.0.1

Copyright:
Copyright http://simple-files.com (C) 2014

Original file name:
SimpleFilesInstaller.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
YourFile Downloader

Language:
English

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\appdata\local\temp\simplefilesjtprw6xymc.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Technology Island, Inc.

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
8/3/2012 3:00:00 AM

Valid to:
8/4/2014 2:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN="Technology Island, Inc.", O="Technology Island, Inc.", STREET="1740 H Dell Range Blvd #281", L=Cheyenne, S=Wyoming, PostalCode=82009, C=US

Issuer:
CN=COMODO Code Signing CA 2, O=COMODO CA Limited, L=Salford, S=Greater Manchester, C=GB

Serial number:
00C4B79CE2BFD68D5C070C51E7F2C237C5

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
6/5/2014 2:06:38 PM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
12.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
49152:Iizlz8qHpmyy0QGXe5gOEzuis3k+wHevM4Ow+D/aX9z8bx23:IizmqHpm3Rh0uistwHeUVnDaa123

Entry address:
0x52672

Entry point:
E8, 28, 0A, 01, 00, E9, 00, 00, 00, 00, 6A, 14, 68, D0, 62, 4A, 00, E8, 38, 99, 00, 00, E8, 91, 46, 00, 00, 0F, B7, F0, 6A, 02, E8, BB, 09, 01, 00, 59, B8, 4D, 5A, 00, 00, 66, 39, 05, 00, 00, 40, 00, 74, 04, 33, DB, EB, 33, A1, 3C, 00, 40, 00, 81, B8, 00, 00, 40, 00, 50, 45, 00, 00, 75, EB, B9, 0B, 01, 00, 00, 66, 39, 88, 18, 00, 40, 00, 75, DD, 33, DB, 83, B8, 74, 00, 40, 00, 0E, 76, 09, 39, 98, E8, 00, 40, 00, 0F, 95, C3, 89, 5D, E4, E8, F0, C5, 00, 00, 85, C0, 75, 08, 6A, 1C, E8, DC, 00, 00, 00, 59, E8...
 
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Entropy:
7.7278  (probably packed)

Code size:
551.5 KB (564,736 bytes)

Startup File (All Users Run)
Registry location:
HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run

Name:
SimpleFiles Installer Starter

Command:
"C:\users\{user}\appdata\local\temp\simplefilesjtprw6xymc.exe" -startup


The file simplefilesjtprw6xymc.exe has been seen being distributed by the following URL.

http://dd.simple-files.com/j5GkU2bfp0goxqxNLMyifj I5XUi9 x/J/P7PG qlj53qNhmEuXebACnmD1DvMxSHunCUBSQmBlCipgdZYFlTgrKchorlDRPd8MrCzOIdL5oiGfmNGZw6AlwZP8/NRi1PWBM9AktGL0TdRDcIj5dxFN5W4EEQVXCEntJxhdNfIJKHHeHtAB irESOdbnXWzyugxn96RwbvqhYi299SwUsOoTDLOfYVz90mkK d4oHd7JegWIwBRE2YNSTt6cA SKg1rhxfdBsZ/.../twCHo

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